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Deal sees Post Office workers offered 9% pay rise and up to £3,000 lump sums
Post Office workers will vote on a deal their union said includes a 9% pay rise, “substantial” lump sum payments and additional benefits.After negotiations, an agreement has been reached to include the wage increase from April, lump sums of between £1,925-3,000 and benefits like an increase in paternity pay, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said.The …
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Mary Portas warns John Lewis it has ‘let go of its soul’
Retail consultant and broadcaster Mary Portas has sent an open letter to department store John Lewis warning that it has “let go of its soul”.Ms Portas published the letter on the networking site LinkedIn following the news John Lewis was considering ending its employee-owned business structure in order to attract investment.The retail giant has also …
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Elliott premieres blockbuster bid for parts of ailing Cineworld
The renowned activist investor Elliott Management is plotting a takeover of large chunks of Cineworld, the stricken London-listed cinema operator.Sky News has learnt that Elliott is interested in acquiring Cineworld’s operations in eastern Europe and Israel. While Elliott is also understood to have explored a bid for the whole of the ailing group, its latest …
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Evening Standard
Retail consultant Mary Portas warns John Lewis it has ‘let go of the soul’
Retail consultant and broadcaster Mary Portas has sent an open letter to department store John Lewis warning that it has “let go of the soul”.Ms Portas published the letter on the networking site LinkedIn following the news John Lewis was considering ending its employee-owned business structure in order to attract investment.The retail giant has also …
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Evening Standard
Dog chews instead of chicken breasts among unusual store delivery substitutions
Online shoppers have received dog chews instead of chicken breasts and strawberries in place of bin liners in some of the strangest supermarket substitutions, according to a poll.Almost half of supermarket deliveries (47%) included a substitute item over the last 12 months, Which? found.More than six out of 10 Asda customers (62%) reported receiving a …
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Unions should not comply with new minimum service laws, says FBU chief
Unions are being urged to build a campaign to defy the controversial new law on minimum levels of service during strikes.Fire Brigades Union (FBU) general secretary Matt Wrack called for “mass non-cooperation and non-compliance” with the Minimum Service Levels Bill currently going through Parliament.The FBU said the TUC should convene an emergency conference to launch …
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Evening Standard
Holidaymakers need ‘careful planning’ to find bargain destinations – report
UK holidaymakers keen to avoid steep price rises are being forced to choose their destination carefully, new figures show.Falls in the value of sterling against many other currencies and rises in resort prices mean the cost of typical tourist items are higher in four out of five popular resorts and cities compared with a year …
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Business Live
2023 FSB Wales Small Business Awards winners revealed
A Conwy business that produces cool prosthetic leg covers for amputees and a company which fully furnishes homes for people escaping domestic abuse in Bridgend were among the winners at an awards ceremony held by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). LIMB-Art, based in Blychau, was named Exporter of the Year at the 2023 FSB …
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Evening Standard
Demand for West End office space bounces back in 2022, but rest of London lags behind
Demand for office space is again outstripping supply in the West End, but it is the opposite story everywhere else in London, according to new figures.Statistics from Colliers found that the amount of office space occupied in the West End increased by over 1 million sq ft in 2022, the first increase since the pandemic, …
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Business Live
New life for historic former Birmingham bank building
A historic former bank building in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is sporting a new look after undergoing a restoration project. Developer Cordia Blackswan is leading the scheme in Great Hampton Street to breathe new life into listed building The Bank. It has restored the grade II former Lloyds TSB Bank so it now has seven commercial …
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Business Live
GloucestershireLive Business Awards are back for their 25th year – here’s how you can take part in the county’s biggest business celebration
Gloucestershire is home to a great community of businesses large and small – and we’re going to be recognising the best of the best as we launch the GloucestershireLive Business Awards. From high streets to business parks and industrial estates, from gleaming city centre offices to workshops, factories and farms, businesses are the lifeblood of …
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Business Live
ADVERTORIAL: The start-up striving to make sustainability work for small businesses
“Think of it like Tinder” is an unusual opening line for an agrifood startup but one that Dan Yates, CEO and co-founder of smart sustainability matchmaking platform, Greener, returns to often. “Through its algorithm, our platform is able to accurately understand what your business does and how you make decisions about sustainability,” he added. Like …

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